Kyrgyzstan’s President Mr. Almazbek Atambayev blamed Kazakhstan for "blockading" Kyrgyz citizens in 2010, when his country was going through the second coup d'etat in its history since gaining independence from the USSR. The one and a half month blockade, he said, resulted in casualties.

Some 34 percent of Tajik, 31 percent of Kazakhstani and 30 percent of Kyrgyz citizens said they see The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a threat, according to the results of the last survey conducted by American research-based consulting company Gallup, Kyrgyz local press AkiPress.com reported recently.

Kyrgyz President Mr. Almazbek Atambayev will visit Brussels on 16 February, where he is planning to ink an agreement to deepen cooperation with the European Union (EU), head of the EU Delegation to Kyrgyzstan Mr. Cesare de Montis told reporters.

Transported goods from Ukraine to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will rise anywhere from $2,900 to 4,500 USD and will take seven days longer as Kremlin keeps dictating its terms for transit through its territory.

China is laying out new routes to Europe through Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan; bypassing the already established ones through Russia and Kazakhstan. At first glance, the move may seem unreasonable, even geographically the path through Kazakhstan is the shortest, however, if one investigates thoroughly, true intentions become clearer.

A Turkish Airlines cargo plane Boeing 747, en route from Hong Kong to Bishkek -- the capital of Kyrgyzstan, crashed near the city's international airport Manas at 7:30 in the morning on 16 January, setting a few houses on fire and killing 16 people.

A Turkish Airlines cargo plane Boeing 747, en route from Hong Kong to Bishkek -- the capital of Kyrgyzstan, crashed near the city's international airport Manas at 7:30 in the morning on 16 January, setting a few houses on fire and killing 16 people.